Belgian railway line 37
Appearance
Belgian railway line 37 | |||
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Overview | |||
Status | Operational | ||
Locale | Belgium, Germany | ||
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Service | |||
Operator(s) | National Railway Company of Belgium | ||
History | |||
Opened | 1842-1843 | ||
Technical | |||
Line length | 54 km (34 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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The Belgian railway line 37 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Liège to Aachen in Germany. Completed in 1843, the line runs 47.4 km in Belgium.[2] and another 6.8 km in Germany. Since 2009, high speed trains running between Brussels and Aachen use the HSL 3 instead of the line 37 between Chênée and Hergenrath.
Stations
The main interchange stations on line 37 are:
- Liège-Guillemins: to Brussels, Namur, Maastricht and Hasselt
- Verviers-Central: to Spa
- Welkenraedt: to Eupen
- Aachen Hbf: to Mönchengladbach, Düsseldorf and Cologne